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Table No. 16 — continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893— continued.

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o Number < di if Telegrams forwarded [ring the Year. Cost of Cost of ! Maintenance Maintenance | »„«„, ; excluding btat.ons. Australian Cable Subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. J- & E Government. Total. Revenue from all Sources. Total Value Value of of Government Business done Messages. during the Year. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Miie. Tariff in Operation. Private, and Press. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4,°74 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,79O 4,874 5,148 5,349 5,479 5,513 9,848 10,037 10,474 10, 93 1 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13,515 264 302 33O 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361,817 208,372 1,379,483 219,917 1,433,458 220,847 1,533,406 240,867 1,583,717 I 252,549 i^89.77 1 ' 245,623 1,548,233 ' 217,630 1,589,157 213,830 1,734,381 : 226,780 1,746,115 : 222,149 1,686,064 I 218,079 1,825,646 : 244,045 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,654,305 1 , 774, 273 1,836,266 i,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968,264 1,904,143 2,069,691 £ s, d. 90.633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 no,6g6 17 8 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 6J 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. 20,608 11 11 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 g 0 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 0 28,317 7 10 111,242 3 I 115,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 11 136,753 15 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 4 128,155 15 6£ 140,783 3 7 £ s. d. 73,554 9 11 73,O54 4 6 70,036 6 2: 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 87,472 13 3 92,109 17 o £ s. d. 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 29,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 11 529,141 6 o £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 O 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 14 5 101,433 IJ ° 104,391 3 10 114,644 15 9 117,053 4 2 121,251 3 o £ B. d. 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 *5 9 4 15 « 501, 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 580 5 5 9 - From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. |j 'or the Financial Years endei 31st March, 1895, to thi 31st Marc^ , 1901. s Number of Telegrams i during the Yeai forwarded Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). r. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. of Miles of Wire. si E Telegraph. I Telephone. Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Remarks. Private, and Press. Government. Total. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 » 1900 „ 1901 6,2454 6,2841 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249§ 14,8814 I5,764i i6,47o| 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682! 7°5 743 780 824 878 915 991 I,8O2,I82 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 3,I59,O93 3,534,444 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 £ s. d. 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 oj 100,385 16 I 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o I 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 2j 21,552 12 10 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39, 7 l8 7 7 43,303 2 10 49,117 o 8 £ s. d. 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29,431 19 o 35,327 6 2 £ s. d. 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8J 152,752 18 o I6O,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4J 222,305 8 oj £ s. d. i35,79i o 7 143,665 14 o 153,484 6 8 165,198 13 5 173,152 16 6 181,634 rI 3 194,014 12 11 £ s. d. Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 4,774 5 5 3,972 8 1 „ 1,849 2 9 „ 1.427 19 11 » 1,608 7 1 „ 1,000 8 6 Note. —Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and si delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signatv. ignature up to ten words ; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is.; ire made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d.; each additional word, id.; address and signature paid for.